Is It Time to Audit Your Current Employer?

With a new year upon us, this is the opportune time for fresh starts. When it comes to your career, this question begs for an answer : “Does your fresh start for 2012 involve your current employer . . . or another opportunity?” Time for an employer audit!

There’s a good chance that, like most people, you’re continually seeking ways to enhance your career. For some employees, they have chances to do that at their current company. However, for some employees, that’s simply not the case.

What about you? Are you looking forward to 2012 and tackling the challenges and taking advantage of the opportunities that await you where you are now? Are you unsure about those challenges and opportunities awaiting you —or question whether they exist at all?

Asking the right questions

If you’re not 100% sure that where you are is where you should be, then it might be time to audit your current employer. What does that mean? It means taking a hard look at your current situation and asking questions about your employer that you may not have considered before, questions like the ones listed below:

Are there opportunities for advancement? If so, what are those opportunities? Are you able to engage those opportunities? If not, why not?

Does your employer have clearly defined goals for future achievement and success? If so, what is your role in those goals? What specifically will you contribute to the pursuit of those goals?

Are you excited about going to work every day? Is the company culture conducive to creating (and cultivating) excitement among its employees? Do you enjoy what you do (i.e., your tasks and responsibilities) on a daily basis?

What kind of work/life balance does your current position afford you? Is there truly a balance, or is the situation more lopsided than you would like it to be? If so, will you be able to regain a satisfactory balance in the near future? And how will you regain it?

Your answers to these questions will better help you to figure out where you stand in your current employment position. In other words, they will help you to audit your current employer and determine your best course of action. The course of action you plot could involve a shot at a promotion or it could mean a move to a new employer, one that will provide you with the advancement—and the satisfaction—that you’re looking for. However that action plan takes shape, make a decision to take a hard look hard at your career goals and plan to make that dream job a reality situation.

Daniel C. Simmons is a Certified Personnel Consultant who has been recruiting since 1991. Dan has won over twenty awards in the last decade with the Top Echelon Network, America’s leading placement network including Placer of the Year in 2009 & 2010.

Frequently Dan also is a recruiter trainer and has been featured at various Top Echelon Conventions and online as a speaker for various webinars. He has also been published in The Fordyce Letter the recruiting industry’s #1 magazine.

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Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciated all the assistance you provided in my search for a career. I can convincingly say that you have been the best recruiter that I have worked with in a job search. I would highly recommend you to anyone looking for a recruiter to help them in their career searches!

--Matt, Placed as a National Accounts Manager with a National Feed Ingredients Company

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Dan, I would like to thank both you and Mr. Hunter for a job well done. You were very professional, thorough, easy to communicate with and gave sound advice all the way through the negotiations. I would highly recommend your services to any of my friends. I am in a great position thanks to you!

I really appreciate your help and dedication while placing me in my new job. Your attention to follow through and customer service cannot be beat and I am certain that I am better prepared for my first day on the job because of your hard work. I also really appreciate that you took the time to make certain that the job was a right "fit" for me!

--Ryan, Placed as a Beef Nutrition Consultant with a regional feed company in the southwest

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Dan, I wanted to take a minute to thank you for helping me find what I hope is my dream job. I appreciated your sincerity in our discussions about my needs & which positions would best suit me, as well as interviewing tips & reading recommendations. I feel as though I've not only found a new position, but also a new ally and friend.

--Robin, Placed as Dairy Technical Specialist

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Hey Dan, Just giving you an update! My first week at work has been great. I am really enjoying the job and the challenges it possesses. Jeff and I are traveling for the next few days. Thank you for your hard work of placing me in this job. I will keep in touch.

--Beth Ann, Placed as a Marketing Coordinator for Specialty Feeds for Regional Feed Company

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